Bill_Donaldson_(rugby_union)
Bill Donaldson (rugby union)
Scotland international rugby union player
Bill Donaldson was a Scotland international rugby union player.[1]
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| Birth name | William Patrick Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1871-03-04)4 March 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 March 1923(1923-03-27) (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dollar, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
He also played for West of Scotland FC.[2]
Provincial career
He was capped for Glasgow District in 1898.[2]
International career
He was capped six times for Scotland between 1893 and 1899.[3]
Referee career
After his playing career Donaldson became a rugby union referee.[1] He was the first referee to referee a test in South Africa.[4][5]
- "William Patrick Donaldson". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "SA Rugby Referees". Sareferees.com.
- Burns, Peter (4 October 2018). Scottish Rugby 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games. p. 18. ISBN 9781788851091.
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